… agriculture (Source: Federal Statistical Office , 2009). Each year an average of around nine kilogrammes of plant protection products and 2.5 kilos of active substances … can come into contact with plant protection products on fields as well as in surrounding areas, because spray mist or abrasive dust from treated seeds can be transported to surrounding areas when a plant protection product is spread on a field. Rainwater run-off …

… of soil can only be determined through measurements. Source: S. Marahrens / Umweltbundesamt Soil pollutants are ubiquitous. They stem from natural sources, factories, … and households. Deposits of such soil pollutants can seep into the groundwater or are uptaken by plants, they can pose an environmental and health risk. … soils makes them a pollution sink that prevents pollutants from seeping into the groundwater or being uptaken by plants. In the filtering process, pollutants are …

… Locations of major projects Source: Frauenstein PDF-Datei (Download) (491.85 kB) Under the unification treaty that was concluded with the former East Germany, the … as an impediment to investment, create jobs, and retain existing jobs. Under the unification treaty that was concluded with the former East Germany at the … laws. The federal government and regional states agreed to undertake 21 large scale ecological projects, based on economic and environmental …